Have you ever had a pinched nerve?

PinkSuadeSoho · Dec 26th, 2006, 08:53 PM

What were your symptoms and how long did it last?

dlg · Dec 26th, 2006, 10:07 PM

I had a nerve pinched in two places in my neck. The left side of my face was numb in places and tingly in others. I couldn't turn my head at all and my left arm felt funny. It lasted a week or two. I went to the chiropractor for adjustments, electrical stimulation and acupuncture.

I also have sciatic nerve problems due to low back disc issues. When that nerve is inflamed, the pain is through my low back, down my left leg, especially bad at my knee, into my heel and foot all the way to my toes. That pain has been there in varying degrees for the last 9 years. Sometimes I think I'd like to have that nerve severed.

acegirl · Dec 26th, 2006, 10:11 PM

I had sciatic nerve problems when I was pregnant. Oh my was it painful!! Couldn't walk, did alot of hobbling around. Luckily, it went away after birth & not a moment too soon.

xAutumn · Dec 27th, 2006, 08:33 AM

I had a pinched/trapped nerve in my shoulder and neck once, it hurt so much!
At first i thought i had slept on my arm or something because it started off as a mild ache and then got worse..I couldn't move my arm or my head without it hurting and when i walked and went up or down stairs if my arm moved slightly it would really hurt.
It lasted about 2 days and then i went to see a doctor, he gave me something for it and i think about a week later i was fine.

Megs · Dec 27th, 2006, 02:18 PM

I had it in my shoulder before and my neck... lots of traction was needed to help it all calm down. Mine lasted a while.. but I was in therapy at the time for my injury's and it went away eventually

PinkSuadeSoho · Dec 27th, 2006, 10:14 PM

Thanks guys! Is it uncommon to have it longer than a week? I have this burning sensation down my back which makes my hands go numb when I sleep. Go to a chiropractor?????

dlg · Dec 27th, 2006, 11:47 PM

The chiropractor really helped me. I got through it without taking any kind of pain killer or drugs - but lots of advil - and it hurt sooooo bad (pinched nerve in neck)! He tried acupuncture, which helped more than anything else. My face had been numb for over a week and he only did two acupuncture treatments on me, and it got better. Of course, the acupuncture was combined with adjustments and e-stim. I go to him regularly anyway for my degenerative disc disease. He keeps me moving!

Shelley · Dec 29th, 2006, 10:58 PM

I had a pinched nerve when I was pregnant w/ my daughter. It lasted a few days, really painful. Hope this passes for you quickly.

PinkSuadeSoho · Dec 30th, 2006, 01:32 AM

Thanks Shelley!

It really is a bummer, guys!

Prada Psycho · Dec 30th, 2006, 06:29 PM

Have a look at my "Somebody Cheer Me Up" thread. Somebody Cheer Me Up, Please?

I'd suggest you make an appointment with a neurosurgeon (who will order an MRI) and so you can see what you are dealing with. If it's a herniated disk, don't mess around with it. I ADORE my chiropractor, but for me, this was something beyond his skills. Any time you have something pinching any nerve in your body, the longer it goes on the more the area that is affected by that nerve will cease to function. A few days before my surgery my right leg was so weak that it buckled under me every time I took a step.

Short follow up: I'm getting better, but tooooo slooooooow for me! What do you do? Beats losing the use of a leg.

PinkSuadeSoho · Dec 30th, 2006, 09:42 PM

Thanks Prada Psycho! I will take your advice. What do you mean what do I do? In terms of work, or activity?

Prada Psycho · Dec 30th, 2006, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkSuadeSoho

What do you mean what do I do?

Sorry, that's just an expression.

What I meant was there wasn't much I could do (about my situation) but have the surgery and wait out the slow recovery time as opposed to not having my leg work (and being in screaming pain) if I hadn't had the surgery.

Good luck on your situation. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

PinkSuadeSoho · Dec 30th, 2006, 11:31 PM

PP,
You are a sweetie! Yes, hoping it is nothing serious! Life is too short!

mcmahan706 · Jan 1st, 2007, 04:04 PM

Awful neck pain, on one side, lasted two weeks. Went to a chiropractor twice a week. Woke up one day and it was gone and never came back.

Miss 2 A · Jan 5th, 2007, 03:30 PM

Not sure if this was a pinched nerve but I remember when I broke my toe there was a time during the healing process that if felt like my nerve kept getting in between something and it really really hurt.

Dec 26th, 2006, 08:53 PM	#1
PinkSuadeSoho Live the Life U Love Location: British Properties,Beautiful By Nature! Spectacular by SIGHT! :)	Have you ever had a pinched nerve? What were your symptoms and how long did it last?

Dec 26th, 2006, 10:07 PM	#2
dlg Member	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? I had a nerve pinched in two places in my neck. The left side of my face was numb in places and tingly in others. I couldn't turn my head at all and my left arm felt funny. It lasted a week or two. I went to the chiropractor for adjustments, electrical stimulation and acupuncture. I also have sciatic nerve problems due to low back disc issues. When that nerve is inflamed, the pain is through my low back, down my left leg, especially bad at my knee, into my heel and foot all the way to my toes. That pain has been there in varying degrees for the last 9 years. Sometimes I think I'd like to have that nerve severed.

Dec 26th, 2006, 10:11 PM	#3
acegirl Member	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? I had sciatic nerve problems when I was pregnant. Oh my was it painful!! Couldn't walk, did alot of hobbling around. Luckily, it went away after birth & not a moment too soon.

Dec 27th, 2006, 08:33 AM	#4
xAutumn Member	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? I had a pinched/trapped nerve in my shoulder and neck once, it hurt so much! At first i thought i had slept on my arm or something because it started off as a mild ache and then got worse..I couldn't move my arm or my head without it hurting and when i walked and went up or down stairs if my arm moved slightly it would really hurt. It lasted about 2 days and then i went to see a doctor, he gave me something for it and i think about a week later i was fine.

Dec 27th, 2006, 10:14 PM	#6
PinkSuadeSoho Live the Life U Love Location: British Properties,Beautiful By Nature! Spectacular by SIGHT! :)	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Thanks guys! Is it uncommon to have it longer than a week? I have this burning sensation down my back which makes my hands go numb when I sleep. Go to a chiropractor?????

Dec 27th, 2006, 02:18 PM	#5
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Dec 27th, 2006, 11:47 PM	#7
dlg Member	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? The chiropractor really helped me. I got through it without taking any kind of pain killer or drugs - but lots of advil - and it hurt sooooo bad (pinched nerve in neck)! He tried acupuncture, which helped more than anything else. My face had been numb for over a week and he only did two acupuncture treatments on me, and it got better. Of course, the acupuncture was combined with adjustments and e-stim. I go to him regularly anyway for my degenerative disc disease. He keeps me moving!

Dec 29th, 2006, 10:58 PM	#8
Shelley Member	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? I had a pinched nerve when I was pregnant w/ my daughter. It lasted a few days, really painful. Hope this passes for you quickly.

Dec 30th, 2006, 01:32 AM	#9
PinkSuadeSoho Live the Life U Love Location: British Properties,Beautiful By Nature! Spectacular by SIGHT! :)	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Thanks Shelley! It really is a bummer, guys!

Dec 30th, 2006, 06:29 PM	#10
Prada Psycho Red Hot Red Hatter ♫ Location: North Carolina	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Have a look at my "Somebody Cheer Me Up" thread. Somebody Cheer Me Up, Please? I'd suggest you make an appointment with a neurosurgeon (who will order an MRI) and so you can see what you are dealing with. If it's a herniated disk, don't mess around with it. I ADORE my chiropractor, but for me, this was something beyond his skills. Any time you have something pinching any nerve in your body, the longer it goes on the more the area that is affected by that nerve will cease to function. A few days before my surgery my right leg was so weak that it buckled under me every time I took a step. Short follow up: I'm getting better, but tooooo slooooooow for me! What do you do? Beats losing the use of a leg.

Dec 30th, 2006, 09:42 PM	#11
PinkSuadeSoho Live the Life U Love Location: British Properties,Beautiful By Nature! Spectacular by SIGHT! :)	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Thanks Prada Psycho! I will take your advice. What do you mean what do I do? In terms of work, or activity?

Dec 30th, 2006, 11:31 PM	#13
PinkSuadeSoho Live the Life U Love Location: British Properties,Beautiful By Nature! Spectacular by SIGHT! :)	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? PP, You are a sweetie! Yes, hoping it is nothing serious! Life is too short!

Jan 1st, 2007, 04:04 PM	#14
mcmahan706 Member Location: NC	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Awful neck pain, on one side, lasted two weeks. Went to a chiropractor twice a week. Woke up one day and it was gone and never came back.

Jan 5th, 2007, 03:30 PM	#15
Miss 2 A Member Location: world	Re: Have you ever had a pinched nerve? Not sure if this was a pinched nerve but I remember when I broke my toe there was a time during the healing process that if felt like my nerve kept getting in between something and it really really hurt.